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Newspaper
Abbeville Press And Banner
Location
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1908
Page
3
Describes a blue rashmere outfit with cream chemisette and taffeta trim. Notes its charm for silk and wool fabrics and its suitability for various seasonable garments. Highlights the vest portion as an attractive feature and adjustable length for versatility.
The article surveys fabric choices and colors for fashion, highlighting marabout plumes and flowers as popular trim, with brown, wine, gold embroideries, and long lines. It discusses dress suitability for young women, party wear, and washable materials for children, plus guidance on fabrics like white lawn, cashmere, and veiling in pale blue and pink for formal and everyday garments.
The sermon argues the Bible remains the living, inspired Word of God despite modern criticism. It asserts scripture’s foundations hold firm, theology evolves, and creeds should grow with understanding. The Bible endures as guiding truth for all ages and all people.
Dr. F. A. Gunsauls argues that self sacrifice, echoed from Calvary, begins and sustains the life of selflessness in humanity. He portrays God revealing himself through history, guiding society toward a holy city inhabited by those who bear crosses, envision unity under Christ, and practice brotherhood of man under God.
The Church Times details a poor blind deaf girl in a North Devon workhouse whose life of prayer inspires the Missionary Candidates Fund. The fund has risen past £8000 in a short time, sparked by a three shillings saved by the blind city. She once sat in Wille Bare ward, sad over a torn Braille copy of the Mission Field, yet prayed for others, parishes, Sunday schools, and Bands of Hope.
The excerpt urges self examination of merit and entry to the Kingdom of God. It emphasizes that entrance is not earned by theft, force, or power but by a personal advent or awakening to the divine life within. Reading references to John and Henry Burton, it links repentance with spiritual birth and Christ’s advent.
A Winfield woman denounces a supposed comet warning as a fake in a jittery daily note. She recalls joking remarks about a supposed omen and cautions against relying on such claims for personal salvation.
Oregon adopts a buyer licensing system for drinkers, publishing half yearly lists of patrons, with supporters arguing it protects the community while critics call it an overbearing restriction. The feature, debated alongside Danish temperance trends, is analyzed amid national industry warnings and local legislative experiments.
The piece discusses temperance progress from recognition to regulation and abolition. It cites a vast Stockholm demonstration with 60,000 participants, including abstinence society members and thirty hired bands, as evidence of strong reform momentum across nations.
A Washington school tale recalls a pupil who wrote the phrase have gone fifty times while the teacher was out. On the other side he left I have went, signed John White, in a humorous clash of grammar and schooling.
The San Francisco Argonaut notes a very modern architect predicting a house built around one large room with a small attached electric kitchen and an enormous uncloged porch with outdoor sleeping facilities. The article questions whether housekeepers will accept the scheme, but asserts the design elements will endure.
C L Wood, a Norfolk Virginia merchant, suffered months of back and kidney pain with irregular kidney secretions. After medical failures he used Dean's Kidney Pills and, within a box, endured a four day pain spell ending with a stone pass. He reports no kidney trouble since. Also notes Canton China cracker exports at 45 197 hundredweight last year versus 45 104 in 1905 and 22 062 hundredweight five year average.
Anabel Wilson of North Branch recalls a severe eczema outbreak that covered her face and head. After consulting a physician, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and was cured, though she cannot recall exact quantities used. The ad fragment also mentions New York City government costs and a Bromo Quinine line.
The advertisement promotes Syrup of Piyx and Elixir of Senna as a trusted laxative for internal cleansing with no debilitation or need for dosage increases. It asserts physician approval and urges purchase of the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists.
A quotation on the root of men’s defeat cites mental dissipation wandering energies and squandering effort on many objects rather than concentrating on a single aim. This observed advice emphasizes discipline and singular focus for success.
An advertisement warns against ointments containing mercury for catarrh and promotes F J Cheney Co Hall's Catarrh Cure as mercury free. The note mentions other health claims and diverse items from medical to legal notices, including Peruna Almanac and Winslow soothing syrup. It references Harvard association elections and various sensational claims.
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